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Old 27th Mar 2019, 18:40
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safelife
 
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The pitch attitude before flare is just about the same – more depending on your actual speed in relation to Vls, than the flap setting.
However speed loss during flare is less with flaps 3, as drag is less, hence less increase in pitch is required to obtain a smooth touchdown.
Hence I'd say the risk of striking the tail is even less landing in conf 3.
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